Mono-deoxygenation of nitroalkanes, nitrones, and heterocyclic N-oxides by hexamethyldisilane through 1,2-elimination: Concept of 'counterattack reagent'

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2211-2218

  Hwu, Jih Ru ^a,b   Tseng, Wen Nan ^a   Patel, Himatkumar V ^a   Wong, Fong Fuh ^a   Horng, Den Nan ^c   Liaw, Ben Ruey ^d   Lung Ching, Lin ^d  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLDISILANE; NITROALKANE; OXIDE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; SIALYLATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0000019934     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981054i     Document Type: Article

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